prevalence of gastroparesis
Last reviewed 05/2021
Prevalence:
- true prevalence of gastroparesis remains unknown
- assumed that up to 4% of the general population experiences symptoms of gastroparesis
- in diabetes mellitus, 5-12% of patients present with symptoms associated
with delayed gastric emptying
- however, when objectively determined with a gastric emptying test, 30-50% of diabetics have delayed gastric emptying
- in functional dyspepsia, 24-40% of patients have delayed gastric emptying
- large study on long-term outcomes of gastroparetic adults revealed that 82% of patients were female
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